Lisa T. Hunt, Of Counsel

“There is no greater joy than seeing the light restored in a client’s eyes when justice has finally been served.”

A former clerk for two Oregon Supreme Court justices, Lisa is known for her aggressive pursuit of the proper outcome for clients who have suffered a personal, economic, or business injury.

Her practice areas include personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, medical negligence, pharmaceuticals, business litigation, and class actions. Lisa ensures that the trial court record for Corson & Johnson Law Firm’s clients will withstand scrutiny on appeal and, in addition, continues her own independent appellate practice.

Making a Difference

Lisa recently won a significant ruling for a family in the wrongful death case of their daughter. DeWolf v. Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. In the original trial in 2013, Mt. Hood Ski Bowl attorneys – the defendants – withheld significant evidence about other skiers’ severe injuries or deaths. The Court of Appeals concluded that their behavior was extreme and resulted in misconduct that required a new trial.

In Humphrey v. OHSU, the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s medical negligence claims as untimely filed and for failing to provide OHSU with the notice required under the Oregon Tort Claims Act (OTCA). The Court of Appeals reversed that decision and determined that OHSU’s provision of free or discounted medical procedures to remedy injuries it had caused plaintiff during an earlier dental surgery constituted a “payment” or “advance payment” on the plaintiff’s claims as alleged. The Court concluded that, under the relevant statutes, plaintiff had sufficiently alleged in her complaint an “advance payment” that tolls the statute of limitations, and a “payment” that satisfies the OTCA notice requirement.